I’m not sure, but I always know it when I see the new era glistening up ahead. We have been water skiing since 1983. I’m talking slalom, not wake boarding. My husband competed in slalom with speeds up to 34 and stretching out with only one hand on the rope handle as he cut through…
I have a plan and ten weeks stretching out before me waiting to be filled. It’s a simple plan. Revise some books. Approve a final edit (or two) Write another Solstice Dragon World novel. Work with my cover artist for the new fantasy series in the works Update a few files Paperback the Standing Stone…
I am about to embark on writing the fifth book of the Standing Stones series. My daughter reminds me regularly this is the series that writes itself. It is an apt reminder. It started with a friend wanting me to write a guest post for her blog. She gave me a set of possible topics,…
I never have enough time, and I am coming to terms with that. When I was much younger (yes, at 60 I still consider myself young), I would ask myself, “Five years from now, are you going to wish you had/hadn’t done this?” The answer would guide my decision. It is that question which made…
I was busy writing Book 3 of the Kavin Cut Chronicles, and these two characters joined the cast. They were so intriguing. One had been a minor character, a brief walk-on, but he left such a strong impression, I wondered if he would be back. Lord Laurents was a charming, elderly fellow with a perpetual…
I thought an update was do. I’ve been writing, editing, redrafting, planning and preparing paperbacks. This won’t be a long post, more of a list of what is in the works. The fourth book in the Solstice Dragon World, To Harbor a Dragon, is now up as a pre-order set to upload at the end…
Some days are more inspiring than others. I find myself sitting at my computer with several tasks to do. write monthly blog post post to Facebook, reply, repost, respond get lost on Twitter, reply, retweet, comment, post write 1,000 to 3,000 words to current book review edit back from the editor redraft book back from…
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash When I write, it is the voice of the character that comes first. I hear the dialogue, and it generates setting, conflict and motivation for me. So when I write, dialogue is first. Sure, there will be tags and description that comes with it, but it is minimalistic. After a…
